The rock that would cleanse
The souls of all men
Made His way through the heart
Of Jerusalem
Down the Via Dolorosa
Called “The Way of Suffering”
Like a lamb came the Messiah
Christ the King
But He chose to walk that road
Out of His love for you and me
Down the Via Dolorosa
All the way to Calvary
Early morning Manhattan
Ocean winds blow on the land
The Movie Palace is now undone
The all night watchmen have had their fun
Sleeping cheaply on the midnight show
It’s the same old ending, time to go
Get out!
It seems they cannot leave their dream
There’s something moving in the sidewalk steam
And the lamb lies down on Broadway
Early one mornin’ while makin’ the rounds
Took a shot of cocaine and I shot my woman down
Went right home and I went to bed
I stuck that lovin’ 44 beneath my head
Got up next mornin’ and I grabbed that gun
Took a shot of cocaine and away I run
Made a good run, but ran too slow
They overtook me down in Juarez, Mexico
Hey Joe
Where you going with that gun in your hand?
Hey Joe
I said, where you going with that gun in your hand?
I’m going down to shoot my old lady
You know, I caught her messing around with another man
I’m going down to shoot my old lady
You know, I caught her messing around with another man
And that ain’t too cool
Well, you can’t watch your wife
And your outside women too
You know you can’t watch your wife
And your outside women’s too
'Cause when you’re out with your women
Your wife will be at home
Cooking your food, doing your dirt
Buddy, what you tryna do?
All you fellas, gather 'round me
And let me give you some good advice
What I’m gonna, I’m gonna ask you now
You’d better think about it twice
While you’re lying, cheating on your woman
There is something you never even thought of
Now, tell me
Who’s making love to your old lady
While you were out making love? (Hear me now)
Who’s making love to your old lady
While you were out making love?
All you fellas who have someone, and you really care
It’s all of you fellas who better beware
Somebody’s out to get your lady
A few of your buddies, they sure look shady
Blades are long, clenched tight in their fists
Aimed straight at your back, and I don’t think they’ll miss
(What they do?)
They smile in your face
All the time, they wanna take your place
They’re back stabbers, back stabbers
Some other man, some other man
Some other man, some other man
Always hangin’ around
I’d rather be dead, I’d be rather dead
I’d rather be dead, I’d be rather dead
Than to see you with another man
(Sleepin’ six feet in the ground)
Well, I’d rather see you dead, little girl
Than to be with another man
You’d better keep your head, little girl
Or you won’t know who I am
You better run for your life if you can, little girl
Hide your head in the sand, little girl
Catch you with another man, that’s the end
Little girl
I’ve been searching for my dream
A hundred times today
I build them up, you knock them down
Like they were made of clay
Then the tide rushes in
And washes my castles away
Then I’m really not so sure
Which side of the bed I should lay
I should lay
Met you at the mall
Didn’t know how far I would fall
My friends said I was a fool (You’re a fool) (Shut up)
‘Cause you were older and got kicked out of school (You’re so rad)
Together we were gonna travel the globe
From Alberta to Ontario
But now I’m building
Sandcastles in the sand (Sandcastles in the sand)
Thought I could fly when you held my hand (Thought I could fly)
(But now)
Eternity it turns to black and white
It was the greatest week and a half of my life
Down the street you can hear her scream “you’re a disgrace”
As she slams the door in his drunken face,
And now he stands outside
And all the neighbors start to gossip and drool
He cries “Oh girl, you must be mad,
What happened to the sweet love you and me had?”
Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
And his tears fall and burn the garden green
And so castles made of sand,
Fall in the sea, eventually
Yesterday a morning came, a smile upon your face
Caesar’s palace, morning glory, silly human race
On a sailing ship to nowhere, leaving any place
If the summer change to winter, yours is no disgrace
Battleships confide in me and tell me where you are
Shining, flying, purple wolfhound, show me where you are
Lost in summer, born in winter, travel very far
Lost in musing circumstances, that’s just where you are
I realize the best part of love is the thinnest slice
And it don’t count for much
But I’m not letting go, I believe there’s still much to believe in
So lift your eyes if you feel you can
Reach for a star, and I’ll show you a plan
I’ve figured it out; what I needed was someone to show me
“Show me, show me, show me how you do that trick
The one that makes me scream”, she said
“The one that makes me laugh”, she said
And threw her arms around my neck
Show me how you do it
And I promise you, I promise that
I’ll run away with you
I’ll run away with you
Don’t runaway, midnight hideaway
Don’t you fade away 'til the morning light
Don’t runaway, midnight hideaway
Don’t you fade away 'til the morning light
I see you from my window
In the shadows of the night
You’re standing on Love Street
On the beat of better things
I’ll see you standin’ there
You don’t care anymore
And love in your life
Stabbin’ knife in my heart
Journey homeward bound
A sound of a dolphin calling
Tearing off the mask of man
The Tower my sole guide
This is who I am
Escapist, paradise seeker
Farewell now time to fly
Out of sight, out of time, away from all lies
A nightingale in a golden cage
That’s me locked inside reality’s maze
Come someone make my heavy heart light
Come undone bring me back to life
White bird in a golden cage
On a winter’s day
In the rain
White bird in a golden cage
Alone
The leaves blow
Across the long, black road
To the darkened skies
In it’s rage
But the white bird just sits in her cage
Unknown
White bird must fly
Or she will die
In every color, there is a light
In every stone sleeps a crystal
Remember the shaman when he used to say:
“Man is the dream of the dolphin.”
This old world’s just got to change
It just can’t stay the way it’s been
And all the ways of war
Won’t change it in the end
So I’ve been searching for the dolphin in the sea
And sometimes I wonder, do you ever think of me?